Dandelion and Olive

Bootie Lootie

The sun was shining down on us on Sunday which meant only one thing – boot sale time. As we have had a few wash out weekends it was good to get back out there to see what goodies could be found. As well as my usual search for vintage linens and fabric, of which I got a small amount I could not believe my luck when I stumbled into a stall which had some old Fisher Price toys. I did have to hold myself back from buying them all but finally settled on these three. Me and my daughter have had so much fun playing with the Fisher Price Main Street this week and its brought back lots of happy memories for me – I am still on the hunt for the tree house but one of these days I will find one.

BB x

I could not resist these old Twinkle magazines either, as I used to get them when I was little its so good to have a flick through again and add them to the ever growing magazine stash.

Vintage Suitcases

To say i love an old suitcase is a bit of an understatement. As i am spending most of my sunday afternoon thinking about one i know i should of brought at the boot sale this morning i thought i would share a few pinterest images of yummy old cases with you. Enjoy.

BB x

Source: etsy.com via Bunting on Pinterest

iPhone Case

So, the case on my iPhone finally gave in the other day, forcing me (ha!) to find another rather beautiful little number to protect it. I thought i’d put together my findings on the d&o blog as there are some really nice ones out there.

1. Tad Carpenter’s ‘Bugs & Birds’ from Case Mate.

2. Sandra Dieckmann’s ‘Pattern’ from Society 6

3. Steve Womack’s ‘Circular Motion’ from Society 6

4. Orla Kiely’s ‘Multi Stem’ from orlakiely.com

5. Leah Duncan from Uncommon

Vintage Wedding Fair

If you have a wedding to plan and your into that vintage vibe why not come along to Belle’s Vintage Wedding Fair this Saturday 5th May.

You will be greeted by complimentary bubbles and goodies on arrival and it will be a wonderful chance to get inspiration from days gone by. Not only is there a pamper lounge, plenty of vintage wedding dresses to try on, a vintage hair lounge, live music and many more wedding gems but Bluebird Jewellery and Bunting Boutique will also be there so why not come along to say hello.

BB x

patrick edgeley camera print

Mr Bluebird (aka Patrick Edgleley) has been printing away in his sea-side studio and will be showing 2 new prints along side his current work at the Open Houses in May. Check out the first new print here first!

I really love all the candy colours he chose for this print and the background would make brilliant Formica kitchen counter tops! It isn’t available online yet but after we move the shop should get updated. Today we are moving lots, and I mean lots!, of boxes into storage, I am escaping and skiving off to write this post! In 1 day we will have a new home and the kids can unpack their toys that have been boxed away for 3 months and i get a sewing room!

Bluebird xx

Fellow Fellow

I came across this lovely little online shop this morning that really brightened up this damp, blustery morning in Brighton. It’s called ‘Fellow Fellow‘ and is based in Singapore. I’m loving the DIY Banner and the Flag Tags especially, but it’s all got such a lovely summery feel about it. There’s also a great blog with some really inspiring projects and graphic design. Enjoy!

Vintage caravan and some sunshine

We are in the chaos of moving home at the moment but we did squeeze a short break at the Airstream the other day and I went Instagram crazy!

Mr Bluebird has a slight addiction to chopping wood so the next pic is for him

On the last morning we woke up to rain but that didn’t stop me and my ipad going for a photo stroll!

And we returned to more of this

Roll on next month when the move will be over and we wont be eating freezer leftovers all week!

Bluebird xx

Printspace Posters

How amazing are these new posters by Printspace. These bold, colourful designs are printed in Australia, using soy based inks on paper sourced from responsible forestry practices – they are just adorable.

Printspace is the creation of husband and wife team Mara Girling and Nicholas Girling who are illustrators and graphic designers based in Melbourne. Inspired by all things modernist they create fabulous unique pieces of art and stationery.

Enjoy, BB x

Goodnight Giraffe

Cool Koala

Cheeky Monkey

Hoppity Hop Kangaroo

for just one day

For Just One Day has got to be one of my favourite books on my daughters shelf, so I just have to share it with you.

Its written by Laura Leuck and beautifully illustrated by Marc Boutavant .

Its takes you on an imaginative journey of ‘lets pretend’ with the sweetest little ending which I will not spoil for you – defiantly worth a look.

BB x

beside the seaside

After purchasing some silver for some new projects I took the kids on a little walk through the North Laines in Brighton and then to the beach, we have had a few days of glorious sunshine and the seafront is a great way to spend an afternoon of the Easter holidays. Check out the yummy frozen yogurt we scoffed and all the fab giant ice creams outside cafes! It’s snowing up north now so we need to enjoy this weather before the cold descends again.

Bluebird xx

wedding ring workshops

I have been getting together a book for a vintage wedding fair I’m doing, my teaching studio is right next door to my own studio and I run workshops so couples can come make their own wedding rings and I’m embarking on my first wedding fair to spread the word. I choose a vintage wedding fair as I thought visitors would probably appreciate the handmade idea. The book will have images of previous happy students and their rings as well as images from the studio, so yesterday I took lots of pics of tools and materials, here are just a few!

Bluebird xx

and the winner is……….

Today is the day we chose a winner for the Bluebird Jewellery necklace. So with a little help from the toy box and no. 1 son we got to pick the lucky recipient! I thought some animals could help out with this so chose a selection and stuck names on the bottom. (No children or animals were harmed carrying out this exercise!) I am a day late but after a weekend with 21 kids I came home yesterday and collapsed into the sofa and all thoughts of the wonderful giveaway we hidden under a heap of clothes and exhaustion!

But anyway the winner is………………

Congratulations Carola, let me know your address and which necklace you’d like and I will fly your necklace to you right away!

Bluebird xx

pinterest sunday found some art

Lets face it a lot of my pins are clothes I’d love to own, projects I want to try and pretty things to look at but it also introduces me to new artists so I thought I’d share some of my favourite pins. You will notice that lots of the pins are really interesting textile artists, I studied metalwork and textiles at art college and still have a love of beautifully assembled stitched textiles.

Bluebird xx

Cathy Cullis’ hand made dolls

Source: flickr.com via Bluebird on Pinterest

The Story Book Rabbit

Source: etsy.com via Bluebird on Pinterest

Anne-Sophie Rosenvinge beautiful stitched book

Source: cargocollective.com via Bluebird on Pinterest

Mandy Pattullo

Source: mandypattullo.co.uk via Bluebird on Pinterest

Anais Genot (we will be having a feature on this wonderful artist on Dandelion and Olive soon!)

Source: anaisgenot.com via Bluebird on Pinterest

Olivia Jefferies

Source: presentandcorrect.com via Bluebird on Pinterest

giveaway reminder

Don’t forget to tell us if you have started following Dandelion and Olive on Bloglovin for a chance to win a lovely silver necklace from Bluebird Jewellery. If you haven’t entered then come on over and give it a go, this weekend could be lucky for your jewellery box! All you have to do is follow Dandelion and Olive on Bloglovin or re post the contest on your blog with a picture and pop back to the blog and tell us in the comments section. On the 1st of April I will draw a winner at random and post of a lovely little necklace to the lucky person!

Bluebird xx

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Hello from the airstream

As I have a new gadget I thought I’d try adding some pics of the airstream from the campsite.

Well that didn’t work at all so I’m adding them once I am home, well lets face it it’s best we keep the caravan an internet free zone! We had non stop sunshine all weekend but recent rain meant it was pretty muddy in the woods, check out the not-so-retro-lovely grubby doorway in the second picture!

Bluebird xx